Emergency Communications and People with Disabilities: 9-1-1 Communication, Public Alerts, and Social Media

Emergency Communications and People with Disabilities: 9-1-1 Communication, Public Alerts, and Social Media

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Author(s)

Morris, John

LaForce, Salimah

Mueller, Jim

Associated Organization(s)

Organizational Unit

Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP)

Organizational Unit

Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Inclusive Technologies (Wireless RERC)

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Research Publications

Permanent Link

http://hdl.handle.net/1853/66820

Abstract

A summary of the findings from the Wireless RERC's survey on emergency communications and people with disabilities conducted November 2010-January 2011. The survey focused on 3 aspects of emergency communications: 1) contacting 9-1-1 emergency services, 2) receiving, verifying, and passing on public alerts such as weather advisories, 3) use of social media during public emergencies.

Sponsor

NIDLRR

Date

2011-06

Resource Type

Text

Resource Subtype

Report